"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Scotforth West.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Scotforth West.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Scotforth West.

Dataset

House Prices
Scotforth West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kScotforth West 1995-12-01: 46500Scotforth West 1996-03-01: 46500Scotforth West 1996-06-01: 46500Scotforth West 1996-09-01: 45800Scotforth West 1996-12-01: 46500Scotforth West 1997-03-01: 46500Scotforth West 1997-06-01: 46000Scotforth West 1997-09-01: 46000Scotforth West 1997-12-01: 47000Scotforth West 1998-03-01: 47500Scotforth West 1998-06-01: 47750Scotforth West 1998-09-01: 48000Scotforth West 1998-12-01: 47000Scotforth West 1999-03-01: 46000Scotforth West 1999-06-01: 46500Scotforth West 1999-09-01: 47000Scotforth West 1999-12-01: 49950Scotforth West 2000-03-01: 50000Scotforth West 2000-06-01: 53000Scotforth West 2000-09-01: 55000Scotforth West 2000-12-01: 55000Scotforth West 2001-03-01: 56000Scotforth West 2001-06-01: 57725Scotforth West 2001-09-01: 59725Scotforth West 2001-12-01: 60000Scotforth West 2002-03-01: 60000Scotforth West 2002-06-01: 66750Scotforth West 2002-09-01: 72475Scotforth West 2002-12-01: 78975Scotforth West 2003-03-01: 84000Scotforth West 2003-06-01: 87500Scotforth West 2003-09-01: 95000Scotforth West 2003-12-01: 105500Scotforth West 2004-03-01: 114950Scotforth West 2004-06-01: 117500Scotforth West 2004-09-01: 126500Scotforth West 2004-12-01: 127250Scotforth West 2005-03-01: 128500Scotforth West 2005-06-01: 131250Scotforth West 2005-09-01: 123950Scotforth West 2005-12-01: 130000Scotforth West 2006-03-01: 128625Scotforth West 2006-06-01: 129350Scotforth West 2006-09-01: 132250Scotforth West 2006-12-01: 132000Scotforth West 2007-03-01: 135000Scotforth West 2007-06-01: 135000Scotforth West 2007-09-01: 135000Scotforth West 2007-12-01: 139000Scotforth West 2008-03-01: 140000Scotforth West 2008-06-01: 139975Scotforth West 2008-09-01: 144000Scotforth West 2008-12-01: 142250Scotforth West 2009-03-01: 142500Scotforth West 2009-06-01: 139000Scotforth West 2009-09-01: 132250Scotforth West 2009-12-01: 135000Scotforth West 2010-03-01: 134250Scotforth West 2010-06-01: 135000Scotforth West 2010-09-01: 136919.5Scotforth West 2010-12-01: 141000Scotforth West 2011-03-01: 147500Scotforth West 2011-06-01: 148750Scotforth West 2011-09-01: 145000Scotforth West 2011-12-01: 138975Scotforth West 2012-03-01: 139950Scotforth West 2012-06-01: 138000Scotforth West 2012-09-01: 138000Scotforth West 2012-12-01: 139000Scotforth West 2013-03-01: 134250Scotforth West 2013-06-01: 135000Scotforth West 2013-09-01: 136000Scotforth West 2013-12-01: 138000Scotforth West 2014-03-01: 138000Scotforth West 2014-06-01: 142500Scotforth West 2014-09-01: 150000Scotforth West 2014-12-01: 148000Scotforth West 2015-03-01: 147000Scotforth West 2015-06-01: 141250Scotforth West 2015-09-01: 144000Scotforth West 2015-12-01: 145000Scotforth West 2016-03-01: 150000Scotforth West 2016-06-01: 153000Scotforth West 2016-09-01: 153000Scotforth West 2016-12-01: 153250Scotforth West 2017-03-01: 152750Scotforth West 2017-06-01: 154500Scotforth West 2017-09-01: 155000Scotforth West 2017-12-01: 160000Scotforth West 2018-03-01: 152000Scotforth West 2018-06-01: 140000Scotforth West 2018-09-01: 153499.5Scotforth West 2018-12-01: 148499Scotforth West 2019-03-01: 157000Scotforth West 2019-06-01: 161999Scotforth West 2019-09-01: 160000Scotforth West 2019-12-01: 160000Scotforth West 2020-03-01: 155000Scotforth West 2020-06-01: 155000Scotforth West 2020-09-01: 156750Scotforth West 2020-12-01: 165000Scotforth West 2021-03-01: 173000Scotforth West 2021-06-01: 173000Scotforth West 2021-09-01: 180000Scotforth West 2021-12-01: 175000Scotforth West 2022-03-01: 175000Scotforth West 2022-06-01: 176000Scotforth West 2022-09-01: 175000Scotforth West 2022-12-01: 186000Scotforth West 2023-03-01: 191500

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Scotforth West.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Scotforth West, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Scotforth West. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Scotforth West. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Scotforth West. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Scotforth West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.